For property owners managing multiple sites, installing electric vehicle chargers across multiple locations can be a high-impact upgrade with added layers of complexity. Multisite rollouts require careful design and planning, with special considerations during each phase of the project.

To support your portfolio-wide strategy, we’ve created the 7-Point EV Charging Readiness Checklist For Large-Scale Property Owners: a handy quick-reference tool that highlights the key factors to consider before installation begins.

Before continuing this post, make sure you download your copy of the checklist now:

Read on as we walk through each point on the checklist—explaining what readiness looks like, why it matters, and how Hypercharge helps you get there.

As you likely know, there’s no shortage of reasons to install EV charging stations:

• To introduce a new revenue stream from charging fees
• Attract and retain tenants by providing a highly-valued amenity for residents, employees, customers, and clients
• Demonstrate environmental stewardship
• Meet Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards
• Green communities by expanding the local public charging network and encouraging EV purchases

It may seem obvious, but having a clear understanding of the overreaching aims for your installation project will help guide the many decisions you’ll make along the way.

That’s why Hypercharge helps property owners nail down the “why” right from the start and never loses sight of your priorities.

We encourage you to ask tenants about their current and anticipated charging needs through face-to-face meetings or a survey. Questions may include:

• Do you own an EV or plan to buy one within the next five years?
• Would having access to an EV charger incentivise you to (re)purchase an EV?
• When and where do you currently charge?
• What type of charger do you currently use the most?
• How might EV charging improve your business and/or quality of life?
• Do you have any questions or concerns about installing EV chargers?

We can help you plan the outreach to your tenants and provide practical information about EV charging that gets in front of commonly asked questions.

With early feedback and buy-in from tenants, you’ll gain critical knowledge and the confidence to make smart choices.

Hypercharge can guide you towards achievable short and long-term goals for your EV charging operation, such as staggering the installation of chargers over multiple years as demand increases. We’ll bring valuable insights to decision-making, including:

• EV adoption trends in your area
• Local charging options that are currently available to your tenants
• Financial incentives, such as rebates, that influence the rate of EV adoption and can take a bite out of costs
• Local regulations and permitting requirements
• Ownership models and electrical capacity workarounds that can help you reduce or spread out upfront costs
• Recommendations for futureproofing your properties’ electrical capacity

Hypercharge works exclusively with highly experienced electrical contractors to perform crucial site assessments that guide our recommendations for the number, type, and location of EV chargers and possible electrical upgrades. We take into consideration:

• Your current power capacity
• Where the power supply is best accessed
• Available space for EV chargers
• Traffic flow
• Charger visibility
• Which chargers and placement suit the property’s style
• Tenant preferences

A Hypercharge EV Ready Plan simplifies the assessment stage by combining a thorough site evaluation, in-depth Electrical Planning Report (EPR), cost estimates, and expert planning advice all in one comprehensive service package.

After your site assessment, the financial picture for your charging operation will come into sharper focus, which means it’s now time to choose the EV charging stations and charging software that are right for you. Hypercharge offers flexible ownership models, including:

• Direct purchase of EV chargers
• Leasing hardware
• Charging-as-a-Service

Hypercharge’s zero-risk Charging-as-a-Service is the shortest and often most affordable route to EV charging. We take care of charger installation, operation, and maintenance at no cost (retaining ownership of the equipment) and you earn a share of the revenue from the charging fees collected.

For maximum charger uptime, you need robust network infrastructure that ensures hiccup-free communication between EV charging stations, management systems, and vehicles.

Hypercharge’s Managed Networking service takes care of all aspects of your network, creating a strong and stable infrastructure and peace of mind.

After making any necessary upgrades to your power capacity, securing the necessary permits, and other preparatory tasks in collaboration with Hypercharge, your electrical contractor will install and commission your new EV charging stations, complying with all standards, codes, and local bylaws.

Your dedicated Hypercharge account manager will work closely with you and the electrical team, offering advice and updating plans as needed.

Where power supply is limited, we’ll suggest ways to make the most of the capacity you have, such as installing battery-integrated chargers and load management systems.